A second person has died as a result of the building collapse in
Manhattan, a New York Police Department officer told CNN. Both of the
dead are female, according to the officer; their names have not been
released.

(CNN) — People living in the area of Wednesday morning’s building blast
and collapse in Manhattan have told investigators that they could smell
gas before the explosion, law enforcement sources told CNN’s Shimon
Prokupecz.

(CNN) — “1644 Park Avenue appears not to be there anymore,” a NYPD
detective told CNN’s Poppy Harlow on Wednesday morning regarding the
blast and collapse of a building in Manhattan. The building was a
five-story building with residences.